Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

The Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

Labour
House of LordsActive

Member since 15 October 2019

Recent Debate Contributions

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Casement Park: Spending Review

22/07/2025Lords

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My Lords, I convey my sympathies to the people of Maguiresbridge in Fermanagh and to the families of the victims this morning. On behalf of the GAA, a...
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My Lords, could my noble friend the Minister indicate whether the Government considered working in the social care sector as one of the pull factors f...
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Universal Credit Bill

21/07/2025Lords

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My Lords, it is an absolute pleasure to follow my roommate and noble friend Lady Bryan of Partick as she makes her valedictory speech today and says f...
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Syria: Druze Community

16/07/2025Lords

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My Lords, watching the scenes as they unfold in Syria, I suggest that it is important that we provide support and solidarity to underpin the very frag...
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Fujitsu: Government Contracts

08/07/2025Lords

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My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her Answer. Given yesterday’s results from the official inquiry into the Post Office scandal, and t...
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My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and refer to my entry in the register of Members’ interests.
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Welfare Reform

01/07/2025Lords

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My Lords, I welcome the concessions from the Government on welfare reform. Having been a Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive with responsibilit...
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Plastic Pollution

30/06/2025Lords

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My Lords, can my noble friend the Minister indicate whether the Government have any plans to restrict the export of plastics through powers under the ...
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As a former Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive, I say that the Minister will appreciate that that sort of commitment from the June monitoring ...
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My noble friend will recall that I and others discussed with her in the last few weeks trying to ring-fence funding in the Cabinet Office and Downing ...
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Music Education: State Schools

23/06/2025Lords

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My Lords, I want to congratulate my noble friend Lady Keeley on obtaining this debate, and of course I congratulate my noble friend Lady Debbonaire on...
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